Any hobby/real world pilots here?

[Astrolis]

Hey, this idea came accross me when asked if I was a real world pilot, or at least knew how to fly. The answer is NO, I don't know how to fly according to the rules & regulations. As described in the ATPL or PPL for that matter. However, if it wasn't for the darn rules, I would have flown until there wasn't a single brain cell left in me LOL!

So here I go, how many of you (if any) are either "SIM" or "REAL" world pilots? Or at least follow real world aviation??

 

[fraserwatt1990]

No, but I have a friend who is absolutely fanatical about aviation. None of us were surprised when he got a job as an air steward - it's like a dream job for him, he now spends most of his life on planes

 

[Power_Metal_Dom]

Erm. Wow, long shot thread eh? My brother and me and my gf are all aviation enthusiasts. We go to Fairford every year and other UK air shows and my brother-in-law is a BA pilot.

 

[Symphony]

No real interest in aviation myself but my Uncle used to work for British Aerospace......he was part of the design team that worked on wing designs for Boeing planes apparently

 

[Astrolis]

Wow awesome! At first I wasn't thinking of getting single reply here, but okay. As for Dom and Symphony, interesting stuff. I usually don't attend Air Shows, but I have been visiting airports and taken a closer look at maintenance aircraft and stored aircrafts at hand. Pretty cool seeing unused old planes and how the complexity was back then. Today, everything/almost everything is automatic or electronic. Still hard though. I remember the days Iberia flew DC-8Fs, noisy has hell!

I think, however I'm not sure, if British Aerospace is still contributing/cooperating with Boeing on wing designs. There must be a link surely.

 

[1928]

I am extremely afraid of flying, so I will stay far away from planes.

 

[Indestructible]

I am extremely afraid of flying, so I will stay far away from planes.

Same here, I don't think I will touch a plane ever in my life!

 

[Symphony]

I love flying as a passenger that's for sure!

My Uncle retired a number of years ago now but he worked for British Aerospace throughout the 70's, 80's and 90's I believe

 

[Astrolis]

I love flying as a passenger that's for sure!

My Uncle retired a number of years ago now but he worked for British Aerospace throughout the 70's, 80's and 90's I believe

Awesome; give your Uncle a high five from me Steve; quite an achievement for sure!

 

[Symphony]

Will do man! He used to travel to France and Germany to supervise work there too and always used to bring me back model aircraft to build or stickers from the various offices he had been too. I always used to love that

 

[Andiferum]

I believe my grandfather worked in the production of something to do with planes back in WWII. Other than that, I LOVE flying. Would actually love to be a pilot but it's a large time and financial commitment that I can't make.